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Inspired Homes is currently seeking a New Home Architect to provide plan preparation for home building operations. This is a critical position that is integral to the company's aggressive growth goals in an opportunistic business environment.

Job Responsibilities

• The role requires a strong understanding of architecture, design and technical drawing skills.
• Candidates should possess the ability to work with our team to deliver exceptional residential projects from design to completion.
• Prepare detailed design and construction drawings, review for quality assurance.
• Experience assembling, submitting and revising information for municipal permitting
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of standard residential construction methods to prepare technical drawings, specifications, bid packages and manage construction costs.
• Coordinate project details between the design team and construction managers.
• Ability to communicate with clients, vendors, construction team, consultants, and contractors.
• Research materials and technologies and help to ensure project details support the design intent.
• Conduct construction site visits, field verifications and meetings with trades.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously to keep projects moving and on schedule
• Take initiative in continued learning of processes and systems to help our team with on-going process improvement and efficiencies.

Requirements

• Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in high-end residential design.
• Bachelor s or Master s Degree in architecture from an accredited university.
• Possess a high level of design creativity and technical skills to develop quality drawings.
• A collaborative team player with exceptional communication skills – written, verbal and visual.
• Highly organized, multi-tasked, with stellar time management and priority-setting skills.
• Self-disciplined and motivated, with the ability to problem solve independently.
• Proficiency and proven experience in AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit MS Project, and MS Office. 
• Experience working with interior designers a plus.

Core Competencies

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Integrity & Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.

Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Self-Knowledge: Knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits; seeks feedback; gains insights from mistakes; is open to criticism; isn't defensive; is receptive to talking about shortcomings; looks forward to balanced (+'s and -'s) performance reviews and career decisions.

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Areas of Responsibility:

Scheduling

• Schedule utilizing Inspired Homes scheduling software and ensure that all construction activity follows the established critical path and cycle time requirements.
• Understand and maintain the current lead times for trade partners and provide them with schedule updates on a timely basis.
• Properly schedule and oversee the completion of all designated municipal inspections.
• Update company status reporting information according to established timeframes.
• Ensure all homes are 100% complete on or before the established Pre-Settlement and Quality Inspection Dates.

Contractor Management

• Review all applicable job-specific information with trade partners prior to commencement of work.
• Provide regular written feedback to Purchasing Department on trade partner performance.

Job Site and Community Management

• Properly manage the location and appearance of all job site equipment, restrooms, and materials to ensure they do not interfere with marketing efforts and occupied homes.
• Ensure homes and production sites under construction are maintained in a clean, well-organized, safe, and secure manner.
• Maintain a clean, organized, and accessible field office and construction storage area.
• Know and enforce job site rules, regulations, and safety.

Customer Relations

• Schedule and conduct all formal points of conduct according to the established formats and promptly follow-up on any outstanding questions or issues.
• Initiate additional contact with customers according to division requirements.
• Ensure expectations are being accurately established at all points of contact using the Homeowner Manual and company outlines and checklists.
• Be courteous and present a professional appearance when interacting with customers.
• Properly document customer concerns and come to a conclusion with the customer within agreed upon time frames.
• Respond to customer contact within established timeframes and document all communication in the homeowner file.
• Achieve the company specified customer satisfaction goals as measured by the Avid Ratings customer survey.
• Construction Cost Control.
• Correctly identify and document all variances and determine their cause to ensure future elimination.
• Continually monitor job sites to identify and correct inefficiencies and waste.
• Authorize payment only after field verification of quality and 100% completion of work.
• Resolve any questions or problems regarding invoices and/or payments with the appropriate parties.
• Adhere to all established policies and procedures for authorizing and payment of non-contract work.

Materials Management

• Ensure material deliveries are accurate regarding quality and quantity and handle any discrepancies on site at the time of delivery or within 48 hours.
• Ensure the proper delivery and storage of materials to guard against theft, damage, or misuse.
• Promptly and properly communicate material variances to Purchasing & Estimating Department
• Properly document all material returns.

Quality Management

• Review plan accuracy and properly communicate any problems to the Product Development Department.
• Enforce the company quality standards at all times.
• Ensure adherence to all defect-prevention procedures.
• Walk all homes under construction according to company practices and conduct in-line inspections. Document in homeowner file all in-line inspection checklists.
• Conduct all quality control inspections in accordance with company requirements. Document in homeowner file all quality inspection checklists.
• Conduct pre-settlement orientations on homes and ensure all items are 100% complete and signed off prior to closing.

Safety Standards

• Constantly monitor job sites and address apparent safety issues immediately.

Construction Knowledge and Skills

• Has basic knowledge and understanding of all national and local codes.
• Has basic knowledge of all scopes of work, contracts, blueprints, and insurance requirements.

General Duties and Responsibilities

• Complete all established paperwork, reports, and files in accordance with the company format and timeframes.
• Present a professional image in accordance with company appearance standards.
• Maintain a high level of ethics and integrity in all dealings.
• Maintain a personal time management system to facilitate organization and efficiency.
• Assist with all other projects and special tasks as directed by management.
• Other duties as assigned by manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous home building experience as a residential Project Manager/Superintendent managing high volume, production building.
• Experience in managing multiple projects
• Must have knowledge of residential construction practices and methods.
• Possess a take-charge attitude and be able to handle high pressure situations.
• Good organizational, planning, and time management skills.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills with basic knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Current Driver s License
• Bachelor s degree in a related field is preferred but not required

Core Competencies

Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.

Integrity & Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn't misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

Planning: Accurately scopes out length and difficulty of tasks and projects; sets objectives and goals; breaks down work into the process steps; develops schedules and task/people assignments; anticipates and adjusts for problems and roadblocks; measures performance against goals; evaluates results.

Time Management: Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

Conflict Management: Steps up to conflicts, seeing them as opportunities; reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can hammer out tough agreements and settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.

Problem Solving: Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.

Self-Knowledge: Knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits; seeks feedback; gains insights from mistakes; is open to criticism; isn't defensive; is receptive to talking about shortcomings; looks forward to balanced (+'s and -'s) performance reviews and career decisions.

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The Purchasing Manager will assist in the management of all aspects of the Purchasing Department as well as manage multiple tasks and priorities on a day-to-day basis, control and reduce overall costs and react to the needs of a fast-paced field operation.

Duties/Responsibilities

These are intended only as illustration of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

• Procure and qualify potential subcontractors and suppliers
• Manage competitive bid process among qualified subcontractors and suppliers
• Administer scope of work agreements, purchase orders, invoices, change orders and VPO’s for subcontractors and suppliers
• Monitor actual construction costs vs. budget and purchase order amounts
• Administer the sales, purchasing and construction information software systems
• Review plans, estimates and take-offs for reasonableness and accuracy
• Close coordination with design, architecture, construction management and accounting departments to control and reduce home construction costs
• Field visits to meet with subcontractors and suppliers and construction team to ensure the performance of subcontractors and materials selected

Minimum Requirements, Abilities and Expectations

• A minimum of 3 years purchasing and/or estimating experience
• A minimum of 1 year management experience within purchasing, sales or a construction related company
• Have a full understanding of the elements of effective negotiating, including win-win negotiations
• A comprehensive knowledge of all construction related activities involved with the construction of a home
• Ability to read and understand all house plans, engineering, specifications and geological reports
• Proficient in computer applications
• Knowledge of estimating systems

Core Competencies

Interpersonal Skills: Ability to effectively work and communicate with a wide array of personalities, educational levels and backgrounds, both inside and outside the company.

Integrity & Trust: Is widely trusted; is seen as a direct, truthful individual; can present the unvarnished truth in an appropriate and helpful manner; keeps confidences; admits mistakes; doesn’t misrepresent him/herself for personal gain.

TQM/Re-Engineering: Is dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services which meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers; is committed to continuous improvement through empowerment and management by data; is willing to re-engineer processes from scratch; is open to suggestions and experimentation; creates a learning environment leading to the most efficient and effective work processes.

Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.

Initiative: Identifies areas of needed improvement and pursues everything with energy, drive, and a need to finish; seldom gives up before finishing, especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.

Intellectual Horsepower: Is bright and intelligent; deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; described as intellectually sharp, capable, and agile.

Priority Setting: Spends his/her time and the time of others on what’s important; quickly zeros in on the critical few and puts the trivial many aside; can quickly sense what will help or hinder accomplishing a goal; eliminates roadblocks; creates focus.

Written Communication: Is able to write clearly and succinctly in a variety of communication settings and styles; can get messages across that have the desired effect.

Equal Opportunity Employer – minority/female/disability/veteran

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